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Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester 1570–1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1570

Birth Location: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1655

Death Location: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England

Father: William Blount

Mother: Anne Bymand

Spouse(s): Sir Company, Robert Leicester

Children(s): Robert Smythe

In 1570, Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester entered the world in Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England, born to William Blount And Anne Bymand. Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester married Robert Sidney Earl Of Leicester, Sir Thomas Smythe Mp 1St Governor Of The East India Company, and had children including Robert Smythe. Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester passed away in 1655 in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1570, Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester entered the world in Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England, born to William Blount And Anne Bymand.
  • Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester married Robert Sidney Earl Of Leicester, Sir Thomas Smythe Mp 1St Governor Of The East India Company, and had children including Robert Smythe.
  • Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester passed away in 1655 in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Blount
1530–1594
Birth Location: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England,
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Anne Bymand
1515–1575
Birth Location: Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Company
1558–1625
Birth Location: Westenhanger, Kent, England
SC
Robert Leicester
1563–1626
Birth Location: Penshurst Manor, Kent, England
RL

Children(s)

Robert Smythe
1585–1650
Birth Location: Weston, Northamptonshire, England
RS

Lady Leicester's Ancestors

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Lady Leicester
1570–1655
Birth Place: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Parents
William Blount
1530–1594
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England,
Anne Bymand
1515–1575
Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William Blount
1486–1546
Worcestershire, England
Joane Horne
1488–1546
Eldersfield, Worcestershire, England
Robert Barnard
1488–
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Joan Bodenham
1488–1555
Rotherwas, Hereford, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Leicester's Descendants

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Lady (Sarah Blount ** Countess of) Leicester (Jan 1570–12 Mar 1655) m. Sir (Thomas Smythe *** MP, 1st Governor of the East India) Company (5 Jun 1558–4 Sep 1625) m. Robert (Sidney Earl of) Leicester (19 Nov 1563–13 Jul 1626)
  1. 1. Robert Smythe 1585–1650 m. Frances Andrews* 1589–1664 m. Frances Andrews 1589–1664 m. Alice Hext 1612–1660
    1. 1. Mary Smythe 1610–1670 m. Edward Shepherd 1597–1660
      1. 1. Elizabeth Shepherd 1635–1700 m. William Phippen 1635–1707
        1. 1. William Phippen 1667–1737 m. Joana Curtis 1687–1741
    2. 2. John Smith 1604–1650
    3. 3. Katherine Smith 1605–1656

Lady Leicester's Timeline

2 Records

1570
Jan 1570
Birth of Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester in Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England
1655
12 Mar 1655
Age 85
Death of Lady Sarah Blount ** Countess of Leicester in Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
Sutton At Hone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1570
    Event Place: Ostenhauger Castle, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1655
    Event Place: Sutton At Hone, Kent, England
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